Do you have what it takes to open your own salon? Or are you at a loss as to where you should even begin? What you need are the general principles and practices of salon ownership and a checklist to evaluate your. With all of the media available today, resources abound when it comes to opening your own salon.

Our salon’s job application asks nail technicians. “Where do you see your self in five years?” Often the answer is, “Owning my own salon,” which always makes me think, “Holy smoke, do you have any idea what you’d be getting yourself into?”

Why are New Jersey officials afraid that public health would be endangered if a licensed nail technician ran her own shop, but don’t seem to be bothered if a licensed hairdresser, with no experience doing nails, runs a nail shop?